Would eggs freeze if shipped to me?

[monarc23]

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yes deffinatly a good kiddo! Hehe

 

[Birdys Barnyard]

I just received some eggs today from Texas. I live in Illinois and the eggs were 42 degrees when I opened the box. It's 7 degrees here today too.

 

[bargain]

I have sent several dozen north in the past few weeks and all arrived okay and I'm getting good reports. I'm in GA. I have RIR, Barred Rock, Buff Orpingtons, Easter Eggers and SPeckled Sussex. Please let me know if you are interested.

We are a two person chemical free farm and we'd love to help you.

 

[natalie1136]

I just got eggs from michigan and georgia yesterday in the mail. They weren't frozen. I sure do hope i have a good hatch.

 

[EweSheep]

I got some new eggs from a lady down in MS and they were cold but not frozen. Will pop them in the incubator tomorrow.

 

[millebantam]

And there is one more thing to consider with these colder eggs. Since the eggs are colder, the contents of the eggs would be thicker, more dense, and less fluid. It would make sense that these thicker, more dense eggs would resist shock better and be less likely to scramble, due to postal handling, shaking, dropping, etc. Just a thought and theory.

Overall it has been my experience that my hatch rates with shipped eggs are much better in January than July.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I have been shipping eggs all winter so far and most of them have had great luck and good hatch rates with them. I asked the postal worker and she told me that the packages were not allowed to be left IN the car over night so when they are not being driven some place in a warmed car, they are usually in the Post office nice and warm. I know there was a postal worker on the site here that used to work for the PO and I can't remember her name (She sells blue bantam cochins)...I was going to ask her if this was true?? I know her id starts with an A LOL It's on the tip of my tongue.